More songs by Olivia Dean
Description
An awkward silence after feelings that were too loud. When just recently they were laughing breathlessly, and now even a phone call seems like an intrusion. Everything sounds muffled - even the piano, which used to sing of closeness, now responds with empty chords. Love here is not a dramatic storm, but a quiet echo of what was left unsaid.
In this song, silence speaks louder than words, and every pause is like a confession, only without witnesses. A little resentment, a little tenderness, and a lot of air between two people who once shared one instrument, but now cannot even share the silence.
Lyrics and translation
Original
Even now I don't know when you let go
When it slipped away
At my house, four hands at the piano
You sure know how to play
I never asked for love, no diamond ring
You let yourself in
And you weren't allowed
To come around and throw my heart about
To turn me on just to turn me down
And everything's unspoken now
I'm out, the silence is so loud
A month ago, you had me under covers
Butterflies in bed
No, I won't phone, 'cause we went straight to lovers
So, we can't even talk as friends
I never asked for love, no diamond ring
You let yourself in
And you weren't allowed
To come around and throw my heart about
To turn me on just to turn me down
And everything's unspoken now
I'm out, the silence is so loud
The silence is so loud
The silence is so loud
And everything's unspoken now
I'm out, silence is so loud
Here I am, two hands at the piano
The one I let you play
I understand if you changed your mind about me
But all you had to do was say